Foot-arch.



J. WIPPLBR.

FOOT ARCH.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24, 1914.

1, 1 20,430, Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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JOSEPH WIPPLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOOT-ARCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

Application filed July 24, 1914. Serial No. 852,810.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JosEPH IVIPPLER, a citizen of the United States, and residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Foot- Arches, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to arches or supports for the instep of the feet and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of this class which may be conveniently and comfortably used and which may be inserted into and removed from a shoe whenever desired.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 an inside view of my improved arch support and showing the same in position in a shoe, the shoe being indicated in dotted lines. Fig. 2 a plan view of the arch support detached; Fig. 3 a longitudinal section on the line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 1 a transverse section on the line 4% of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 a view similar to Fig. 4 but showing a modification, and ;Fig. 6 a perspective view of an arch plate which I employ.

In the practice of my invention, I provide a foot arch support a, which is oblong in form and provided with an inner side edge a an outer side edge a a front end edge a* and a rear end edge a and said arch support consists of a top sheet 6 of leather or other fibrous material, pressed or stamped into the required form, and a spring arch plate 0, and in the form of construction shown in Figs. 1 to at inclusive. The device also comprises a bottom sheet (Z of leather or other fibrous material.

The top sheet 7) and the bottom sheet (Z are of the same dimensions and the arch support is provided at its inner edge with a raised flange a adapted to fit against the inner side of the shoe and under the inner side of the instep when the foot is in the shoe.

The arch plate 0 is stamped from a spring metal, preferably steel and is approximately triangular in form and the front and back ends thereof are provided adjacent to the inner side edge thereof with holes 0 and rivets (Z are passed therethrough and through the top and bottom sheets 5 and (Z to secure and hold the parts together and also hold the complete device in proper form.

The general form of the arch plate 0 is shown in Fig. 6 and indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the inner side edge 0 thereof, which is also the longer side edge, being in the form of an arch, while the front and back end edges-and the outer side edge are formed on a curved line as clearly indicated in Fig. 2 and the transverse dimensions of said arch plate are slightly less than the length of the inner side edge. The arch plate 0 is also concavo convex in form both longitudinally and transversely thereof. The top and bottom sheets Z) and (Z are also sealed together around the edges of the arch plate 0 and the complete device when placed in the shoe forms a spring arch beneath which is an open space 6 as clearly indicated in Fig. 1, said space diminishing in dimensions from the inner side of the shoe outwardly as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

In the construction shown in Fig. 5, the bottom sheet (Z is omitted and the arch plate 0 is secured directly to the bottom of the top sheet I) but otherwise the shape or form and dimensions are the same as in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the operative part of my improvement is the arch plate 0 and this plate, while retaining the form shown and described, may be made of greater or less dimensions as may be desired, and in practice it may eX- tend approximately across or the full width of the arch support, if desired, and said arch plate may be made of greater or less thickness and resiliency and my improved arch support may be used or worn with greater comfort and convenience than other devices of this class and is also much lighter than devices of this class as usually constructed.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Afoot arch support comprising an arch plate of approximately triangular form and having an approximately straight inner edge, and a sheet of fibrous material secured to the front and back corner portions thereof, said support being adapted to fit in the bottom of the heel portion of a shoe and to extend forwardly over the instep portion thereof.

2. A foot arch support comprising an arch plate of approximately triangular form and having an approximately straight inner edge, and a sheet of fibrous material secured to the front and back corner portions thereof, said support being adapted to fit in the bottom of the heel portion of a shoe and to extend forwardly over the instep portion thereof, said arch plate being concavo-convex in form in both transverse and longitudinal directions.

3. A foot arch support comprising an arch plate of approximately triangular form and having an approximately straight inner edge, and a sheet of fibrous material secured to the front and back portions thereof, said support being adapted to fit in the bottom of the heel portion of a shoe and to extend for- Warcllyover the instep portion thereof, and said arch plate being concavo-convex in form both transversely and longitudinally thereof.

4. A foot arch support comprising an arch plate and top and bottom sheets of fibrous material secured thereto, said arch plate being approximately triangular in form and the inner edge portion thereof being approximately straight and the top and bottom sheets being secured to the front and back end portions thereof.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of the subscribing Witnesses this I 22nd day of July, 1914:.

JOSEPH WIPPLER. Witnesses U. MULREANY, E. CHESLER.

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